Standard English ConventionsVery hardNo comma between two or-joined clauses
Standard English Conventions practice question
Nobody knew where the key ____ or who had used it last.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. wasCorrect
- B. was,
- C. was;
- D. was:
Answer: A. was
The two clauses after knew are joined by or and need no punctuation between them.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. was,
- A comma separates the two objects of knew.
- C. was;
- A semicolon leaves a fragment after it.
- D. was:
- A colon leaves a fragment after it.
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